Tag: flooding
Warwick declares another emergency after flooding
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The term “100-year rainfall” isn’t carrying the same weight for Warwick Township’s mayor, after his rural municipality was hit again with heavy rains and…
Rain could cause flooding in low-lying areas, says GRCA
More rain could cause flooding in low-lying areas near watercourses and in urban areas if drainage systems are overwhelmed, said a statement issued Monday by the Grand River Conservation Authority.…
The cities with the greatest risk of flooding – new areas
During the last week, SMHI issued a warning about torrential rain in several places in central, western and southern Sweden. Jönköping and other areas were hit hard by the downpour,…
Many affected by flooding in Östergötland
– It has been a struggle. Many have gotten water into basements and such, says Niklas Nyrén at the rescue service in Östergötland. We’ve been out all night and now…
How to prepare your home in the event of a risk of flooding – the expert’s best advice
Downpours and heavy rains are particularly common during July and August. During Sunday, an orange warning was issued in inner Götaland, which means that there is a risk of the…
There are so many tourists flooding into Portugal that it’s bothering the locals | Foreign countries
An attempt is made to mitigate the disadvantages of mass tourism with a two-euro tourist tax. LISBON Twenty thousand tourists arrive in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, every day in…
Heavy rain in Scania has caused flooding
Shining sun was replaced by a heavy downpour in Northwest Scania during the afternoon and evening. – There has been a heavy rainstorm up towards the Bjäre Peninsula which caused…
Flooding will become ‘a matter of getting used to’, say Utrecht water boards
De Stichtse Rijnlanden Water Board shares tips on its website about how to deal with flooding. For example, by making the garden ‘water-friendly’. “By paving your garden less, you help…
Still flooding in Woerden, lock at Bodegraven closed all day
The heavy rainfall of recent days has caused inconvenience in many places in the province of Utrecht. Especially in Woerden, many streets were flooded and some homes and businesses were…
Woerden licks wounds after extreme cloudburst: ‘It happened within 2 seconds’
The swimming part might have been able to continue, but the severe weather in Woerden on Whit Monday was far too extreme for the triathlon. And so the event was…